Supporting device



Nov. 14, 1933.7 R. w. cooK SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed March 6, i933 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 14, 1933. R, w* COOK 1,935,312

SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed March 6, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 14,1933 PATENT orifice 1,935,312 SUPPORTING DEVICE Raymond W.vCookg'Bristol, Conn., assignor to The Wallace Barnes Company, Bristol,Conn., a

corporation f Application Marche, 1933'. seriai "NO. 659,633 claims.(o1. io- 1.5)

This invention relates to a supporting device and more particularly to adevice provided with integral. spring-pressed clipping or clampingmeansy and with. integral object-engaging means 5 for engagement withanobject to be supported Fig. 1 is a View in front elevation of asupportingl device embodying my invention asapplied to a hollow button;v

2Q Fig. 2 is a View thereof inside elevation v Fig. 3 is a View thereofin'central, v'ertical'sec'-` tion'on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view thereof in rear perspective;I Fig. 5 is a view in frontelevation of another em'- .25 bodiment of my invention in duplex form asapplied to two buttons and having an auxiliary pedestal;`

Fig. 6 is a view thereof in central vertical section on the line 6-6 ofFig. 5;v 3o- Fig. 'l is a View in perspective of the supporting deviceshown in Figs. 5 and 6 detached from the buttons and pedestal;

Fig. 8 is a view in front elevation of a third embodiment of myinvention as applied to ahol- ,35- low button;

Fig. 9 is a view kthereof in vertical central section on the line 9-9 ofFig. 8; and

Fig. 10 is a view in perspective of the supportin device shown in Figs.8 and 9 detached from the button.

The embodiment of the invention preferred on account of its simplicityfor detailed disclosure and shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, comprises anoriginally flat, straight, parallel-sided strip of matic, such as springsteel. This strip is given the form best disclosed in perspective inFig. 4. As thus formed the strip is doubled back upon itself to form anarticle-attaching arm 20 and a supporting arm 21 connected together byan arcuate spring bow portion 22 integral with both.

The article-attaching arm is provided at its outer extremity and at apoint near the spring bow 22 with means to snap into a recess ofappropriatedimensions and having overhanging lips,

terialwhich is or can be rendered resilient or elas-` in any article towhich the device is -tobe applied;

as here disclosed, a hollow button. In the embodiment of Figs. 1, 2,3and 4, these means consist in the curled end 23 ofthe arm 2O and thetwin prongs 24 Struck up from the materialof the same g@ arm near thebow 22. In attaching .the device to the button the prongs 24 areinserted under the overhanging rim or lip oi the hollow rear of thebutton and the' curled end 23 of the arm 20 is then forced into placeunder a diametrically-oppos'ite 55 portionof the rim of the button. Thestructures yield elastically under forcing sufciently to permit the end23 to pass the rimand then snap into place. under it.

The supporting arm 21 may be formed, as 70 shown in Figs. 1, 2,- 3 andy4, with an arcuate outward bulge 2 5 standing away from the attachingarm 20, and further with a fiat clipping portion 26 andarearwardly-,turned tip 27, which latter may further beperforated as at 28 to receive a screw 75 or rivet or the like for attaching the wholedevice to any desired support (not shown). l f The device in the formthus far described may be used,in varioussizes, in a myriad ways. In asmall size it makes a neat, eicient and Vcheap sup 80 porting clip forcampaign buttons andthe like.

In a very much larger size it may be used to support and display such anobject as an automobile tire casing. In the latter case the reflexed tip27 will be formed larger in proportion and riveted or V bolted tothefloor or other support. Or, the whole thing may be suspended from a hookor chain passing'through the bow 22. or the perforation 28.

In this last instance the tip 2'7 may be straight instead of curved;

The embodiment disclosed in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 comprises two completedevices formed integrally from one strip and joined together by anintegral foot portion 127 thusfurnishing a duplex support. Details ofthe structure and form are selfevident from the drawings, the essentialfeatures being substantially identicalfwith those of Fig. 4. The chiefdifference being that in the embodiment of Fig. 6 the bow 122 itselfplays the role of the curled end 23 of the arm 20 in Fig. 4 while 100the prongs 124 are on the outer instead of the inner portion of the arm120 homologous to the arm 20.

Figs. 8, 9 and 10 disclosing a third variety of embodiment are likewiseself-explanatory. The principally noteworthy feature here is that thespring bow 222 is connected to the arm 221 by a shoulder portion 224which plays the role of the prongs 24 and 124 of lthe precedingembodiments.

Homologous parts of the three embodiments are provided in the drawingswith reference numbers having the same two last digits.

A further feature of the invention appears in the embodiments of Figs. 4and 10 in the fact that the curled ends or the arms 20 and 220respectively are held by the spring tension of the bows 22 and 222respectively against the ilat clip portions 26 and 226 respectively ofthe arms v 2l and 221 respectively, thus forming the whole into a clipfor engagement with any thin flat supporting means such as a coat lapel,a price card., the edge of a display tray, etc., to be supportedthereby. Y

In the embodiment of Fig. 6 an analogous bu in a sense 'inverted featureis provided by the ccacting spring clip members 129 formed as integralextensions of the outer ends of the twin arms Here the device may bethought of as in use for merchandise sample display purposes and a pricecard or advertising sheet or the like may be clippedv between themembers 129 to be supported thereby. y

It will be evident that the embodiments of the invention hereindisclosed are merely illustrative and may be extensively varied andmodified without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventionitself as more particularlyv pointed out in the claims annexed hereto. y

I claim: Y 1. A supporting device consisting of a single strip ofelastic material formed to present an article-attaching arm and asupporting arm connected by a spring bow therebetween, whereby the twoarms are yieldingly pressed together, the

, article-attaching arm being iurtherformed with spaced-apart meansintegral thereon adapted to attach thereto an article havingan'overhangingly lipped recess, said means including a curled tip on thearm and a pair of integral struck-up prongs spaced vapart from saidcurled tip. l 2. A supporting device consisting of a single strip ofelastic material formedato present an article-attaching arm and asupporting arm connected by a spring bow therebetween, whereby the twoarms are yieldingly pressed together, the article-attaching arm beingfurther formed with spaced apart coupling means integralY thereonadapted to attach thereto an article having an overhangingly lippedrecess by having snap-in engagement with opposite overhangingylip-portions thereof, said means comprising a prong struck up from thematerial of the arm and a curled tip on the arm.

i 3. A duplex supporting device comprising as a singleunit an elasticsheet-metal strip having a pair of integral supporting members, anarticleattachngmember integral with each supporting member and'havingacurved portion and there 90 being an article-attaching struck-up prongintegral with eachv article-attaching member to cooperate with the saidcurved portion thereof to hold an article thereon having an overhangingflange by snap-in engagement with opposite portions of said iiange. Y Y

4. A duplex supporting device comprising asa single unit an elasticsheet-metal strip having a pair of integral supportingmembersanarticleattaching member integralwith each supporting 100 memberand having a curved portion land there being an article-attachingstruckeup lprongV integral with eachV article-attaching member tocooperate with the said curved portion'thereof to hold an articlethereon having an' overhanging flange by snap-in engagement withopposite portions of said ange, the two article-attaching members beingfurther formed and adaptedy to coact as aspring clip. l y n l g 5. Asupporting device comprising an integral 110 strip of elasticsheet-metal including an articleattaching arm and a supporting arm, saidarticleattaching arm jhaving spaced-apart coupling means designed andVadapted to havel snap-in fengagementwith opposite portions of'anoverhang-V ing iian'ge of a faceem'ember, rsaidmeans comprising a prongstruck up from the material of theY armand a curved portion on the arm.i

" `RAYMOND W. C OOK.

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